Where does “schmerzen” come from?
schmerzen (German) comes from Middle High German schmerzen, from Old High German smerzan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.
schmerzen (German): to cause pain, to be painful, to ache or hurt
Definitions
- to cause pain, to be painful, to ache or hurt
Ancestry of “schmerzen”, step by step